In a recent blog, our Jennifer Mario writes about how 16-year-old Michelle Wie appeared on Mark Rolfing’s Golf Hawaii on the Golf Channel, where he asked her: “Which would give you more satisfaction, making the cut in a PGA tournament, or winning on the LGPA?” Mario made a valid point in commending Rolfing for the direct question: "Way to put her on the spot, Mark!"

Then it all went to seed for Jennifer. She went on to get, well, just goofy:

"With her usual finesse, she replied, 'I would choose both. Winning an LPGA tournament would be awesome because it’s something I’ve always wanted to do. And making the cut on the PGA would be a whole different feeling ...'"

How does one good writer in such a short space 1) commend a TV personality for asking a decent question and then 2) commend Wie's "usual finesse" in responding with such an insipid answer!?

"I would choose both. Winning an LPGA tournament would be awesome ... making the cut on the PGA would be a whole different feeling."

God, I can just hear the tee-hee giggle now. Give me a break! If this in a clue to Wie's mental focus and clarity of thought, Chris Baldwin may just be right. Perhaps Nike did pour $10 million down the drain on a pretty face with a great golf swing but no ability to focus on WINNING.

I'm not attacking Wie just for the sake of attacking her (that would be a cheap trick to drive the search engines batty for a couple of days). No, I'm on record as a Wie fan. But when you get 10 million bucks in your pocket and the weight of the world on your shoulders, you can be called out when you offer goofy non-answers like "I would choose both."

I'm thinking that, at the same tender age, a young Tiger Woods was answering any and all questions about his goals with a steely glare and a Terminator-esque: "I intend to win more majors than Jack Nicklaus."

Tiger's going to accomplish his goal. Michelle can't even decide what her goal is.

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